DTM72 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Posted October 1, 2020 I'm not interested in buying this sword, but I look at inscriptions to test myself on translations. I came across this katana on eBay and the date seems off to me. Best I can tell, the date is Man-en ku nen. Since Man-en was only 1860, and Bunku was 1861, wouldn't it be impossible to have a Man-en 9? Help me educate myself! Quote
DTM72 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Posted October 2, 2020 2 hours ago, SteveM said: 萬延元年 = 1860 Man'en Gannen So what is Gannen? Quote
SteveM Posted October 2, 2020 Report Posted October 2, 2020 https://jlearn.net/Dictionary/Browse/1261020-gannen-がんねん-元年 1 Quote
DTM72 Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Posted October 2, 2020 Now I know. Much appreciated! Quote
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